Module 2 Test Review

A student goes to the beach.  She thinks that at night the sand will get cooler faster than the water.  Which describes the student's thinki

• She is correct because the sandy beach will absorb thermal energy more slowly than the ocean.

• She in incorrect because the specific heat of land and water are not different.

• She is incorrect because the ocean releases heat to the air more quickly than land.

• She is correct because the specific heat of water is higher than of the sandy beach.

  
  

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What is the cause of the Coriolis Effect?

• the distance of Earth from the Sun

• Earth's rotation

• the tilt of the Earth's axis

• Earth's position in its orbit

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A student is asked to describe the climate in their region.  Which statement correctly describes climate?

• "It's cold and raining outside."

• "The wind blew my trash can across the street."

• "It rains about 20 inches a year here."

• "It snowed 18 inches this winter."

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Which is NOT something used to determine a region's climate?

• amount of precipitation

• average temperature

• kinds of plants

• number of people

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Sea and land breezes are caused because _____________.

• the land heats and cools more slowly than water

• air moves more easily over water than over land

• the land heats and cools more quickly than the water

• air moves more easily over land than over water

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Ocean currents are created by

• Less dense warm water rising and more dense cold water sinking

• Dense cold water rising

• Dense cold water sinking

• Less dense water sinking

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Surface currents can affect climate and weather. What are surface currents?

• daily changes in the level of ocean water

• water that empties from rivers into the oceans

• slow mixing of warm and cold water near the surface of the ocean

• stream-like movements of water that happen near the surface of the ocean

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List the three factors that determine regional climates.

• latitude

• longitude

• location near large bodies of water or mountains

• altitude

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The energy source for wind is

• jet stream

• electricity

• water

• the Sun

Where does the energy on Earth start?

• gravity

• the Sun

• plants

• oxygen

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